3 Steps To Practice Acceptance & Have a Peaceful Life

“Every day may not be good, but there’s something good in every day.” ~UnknownI was in a motorbike accident in 1987. Believe it or not, it was on
September the 11th. The physician in the emergency room delivered the
bad news and told me the right knee cap had cracked. That day changed my
life forever.How could I accept that I wouldn’t ever be able to run again?The physical injury took years to heal, and a lot of time passed
before I slowly started to accept my new situation. In the meantime, I
got depressed.Life Can Be BeautifulThat might seem like an ironic heading coming after the preceding
line, but hear me out. Life is beautiful every time you’re able to
accept something that has gone wrong. When you can feel good on the
whole even though things aren’t going your way you know emotional
freedom. What more could you ask for?The opposite would be the guy who shouts in despair, “Not again, for
God’s sake!” when his sports car breaks down in the middle of nowhere or
needs thousands of dollars of work on that car. Neither is a fun
situation to be in. But what about people that don’t even have food to
eat?It’s all about perspective, isn’t it? Are you looking at life through
Ray Bans or from a refugee camp? We must learn to see and appreciate
what we have and shift our attention from what we’ve lost.So, let me point out three steps that can make your life truly
beautiful. While it’s true that people who have experienced trauma are
often more likely to see things differently, you don’t need to go
through some life-shattering experience to become more accepting and
peaceful. You can start out from where you’re at now.1. Find Solutions Instead of ComplainingIt is completely meaningless to complain about things. Negative people drain everyone around them—and complaining
won’t change your situation for the better either. You may think it
makes you feel better, but it actually just keeps you down—and it’s
fruitless.Don’t waste your energy complaining. Use it more wisely.You could complain for a lifetime about the leaking roof on your
house but as long as you don’t do anything about it, you’re stuck in the
situation. Read more...